Speech Topic Resources
Here are some places to potentially find some topics. Above all, follow the guidelines in your textbook on pages 77-79. However, here are some places to prompt your thinking about what is currently being proposed and debated:
ASUW pending legislation: http://senate.asuw.org/legislation/viewleglist.cgi?view=active
The City of Seattle
- current issues before the city council: http://www.seattle.gov/council/issues.htm
- issues supported by the mayor: http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/issues.htm
- The Conversation on KUOW
- City Inside/Out on the Seattle Channel
- Ask the Mayor on the Seattle Channel
- Council Conversations on the Seattle Channel
The State Legislature: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Default.aspx (you can find your legislator and see what s/he is currently working on ).
The Governor's page: http://www.governor.wa.gov/priorities/default.asp (this is list of her current legislative priorities)
What's currently happening on the floor of the House of Representatives: http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.html
Pending legislation in the Senate: http://www.senate.gov/
Policies supported by the President: http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/
Also, the Seattle Times and the New York Times are often useful for triggering a good topic (see the editorial pages especially)
CQ Researcher (if you're off campus, you'll need to log in to your UW account)